Grewal

Grewal v. City Of Palo Alto

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 4, 20255:23-cv-00802California2,567 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HARLENE KAUR GREWAL, Case No. 5:23-cv-00802-PCP

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

CITY OF PALO ALTO, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 69 Defendants.

Pro se plaintiff Harlene Grewal brings claims against Rodora Amat and Candelaria Venegas for allegedly denying her adequate medical care while she was in the custody of Santa County Clara Jail, where Amat and Venegas are employed as a nurse and sheriff’s deputy, respectively. Amat and Venegas move to dismiss for failure to state a claim pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6). For the following reasons, the Court grants the motion to dismiss. BACKGROUND Early in the morning of October 16, 2021, Grewal was arrested after leaving the Patio @ Rudy’s, a restaurant and music venue. Grewal alleges that she suffered several injuries during the arrest as a result of the arresting officers’ excessive roughness, including a torn ACL and meniscus, bruising to several areas…

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